Su Xun was like a chatterbox, chatting with Wen Yanbo all night long.
Until the next day.
Both of them appeared in front of people with dark circles under their eyes.
Kou Zhun had people beat the students with lethal sticks, which was more of a deterrent.
He didn't ask anyone to be cruel.
Therefore, the Thirty-Three Killing Batons only hit the students' buttocks, but did not injure their muscles or bones.
After applying the medicine, I was able to get out of bed and walk around the next day, but I couldn't sit down.
If it were a real thirty-killing stick, I'm afraid all the students who took the assessment yesterday would be beaten to death.
All the famous scholars who were present yesterday knew the tricks in the killing stick.
It's just a scare, there is no real punishment.
Even so, some students were frightened and gave up the assessment on the spot.
It seems that these cowards are too embarrassed to take on such a big job.
Their ugly behavior has caught the eyes of Zhao Zhen and all the civil servants of the court. It may not be difficult to become an official in the future. Don't even think about sitting in a high position in the court.
The students rested in Wenchang Academy for three days, and the scars on their buttocks scabbed.
Kou Zhun led the famous scholars in Wenchang Academy to conduct the second assessment.
Three more days passed.
The third assessment was conducted.
After three assessments.
Only one hundred and three students successfully entered Wenchang Academy and became students of Wenchang Academy.
Those students who did not pass the exam also gained something.
The famous scholars in Wenchang Academy took their own initiative and wrote letters of recommendation for them, recommending them to study in the Imperial College, Imperial College, and some prestigious private schools.
Their future achievements may not be as good as those of Wenchang Academy students, but they will be much better than those students who were scared away during the assessment.
Ever since Su Xun got the test questions for the second and third assessments from Wen Yanbo, he never complained about Kou Ji again.
Instead, he sent a letter home, threatening to study hard in Wenchang Academy. If he didn't become famous, he would never leave the mountain.
"Three Character Classic" says: Su Laoquan, twenty-seven, begins to get angry...
If someone compiles the "Three Character Classic" in the future, the three characters Su Laoquan may not be selected.
Because now, the fourteen-year-old Su Xun, humiliated by Kou Ji, has decided to work hard.
As for what results he will achieve in the future, that depends on him.
Kou Ji promoted him and helped him enter Wenchang Academy, but he did so casually and had no intention of recruiting him.
Kou Ji stayed in Wenchang Academy for a few more days, and after helping Kou Zhun settle everything in Wenchang Academy, he left Wenchang Academy.
He did not return home, but entered the palace.
Yang Wenguang, the leader of the second army sent by the imperial court to Shazhou, has returned to Bianjing from Baozhou.
The Baosai Army in Baozhou was temporarily handed over to Di Qing, who had returned to Baozhou.
Yang Wenguang needs to lead the Divine Guards to the Western Regions to aid Shazhou.
As the chief official of the Ministry of Personnel, Kou Ji had to make some cooperation.
When Kou Ji arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, Fan Zhongyan was waiting for him.
Kou Ji invited Fan Zhongyan to sit down in the public room.
Fan Zhongyan said to Kou Ji: "Shangguan, this time you nominate a lower official to be the supervisor of the army, and you will accompany Yang Wenguang to Shazhou for reinforcements. Do you have any orders?"
Kou Ji said slightly surprised: "How did you know that I had something to tell you?"
Fan Zhongyan smiled calmly and said: "I have been with Shangguan for a long time, and I naturally know that Shangguan likes to make decisions before taking action. You must have deep meaning in recommending Xiaguan to replace Liu Ping and serve as the supervisor of the army.
So I have come to see you and want to know what your orders are."
Kou Ji said with a bright smile: "When you go to Shazhou, just bring your eyes and ears. You'd better not get involved in military matters."
When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he frowned slightly.
Kou Ji smiled and said: "I know that you have served in the army for many years and know the military well. You will definitely feel unhappy if you are not involved in military affairs. However, this war to aid Shazhou is different from what I experienced before the Song Dynasty.
All wars are different.
Once our soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty enter Shazhou, we will look around and see that they are all enemies.
You can't take a careless step, let alone make any mistakes.
If you make the slightest mistake, you will probably be attacked by a group of people."
Fan Zhongyan mused: "Shangguan is so trustworthy to Yang Wenguang."
Kou Ji nodded with a smile and said: "Yang Wenguang is a person who likes to make decisions and act. He doesn't like to attack rashly, and he doesn't like to go awry. When fighting, he likes to win steadily.
Nowadays, many forces in the Western Region are eyeing our Song Dynasty troops and horses rushing to aid Shazhou. After our Song Dynasty troops and horses arrive in Shazhou, we need to stabilize them again and again.
Yang Wenguang is best suited for this kind of battlefield.
If you interfere in his military affairs, you will inevitably interfere with his judgment and strategy.
So try your best not to interfere in his military affairs."
After listening to Kou Ji's words, Fan Zhongyan nodded slowly.
But he was still unwilling to accept it.
He said with a wry smile.
"Then why are you going to the Western Regions now?"
The implication.
After he arrives in the Western Regions, he can only listen and see. He is just a wooden person, so it is better not to go.
Kou Ji put away the smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "When you go to the Western Regions, you will naturally have important responsibilities. If you don't have important responsibilities, why should I ask you to go by name?"
The smile on Fan Zhongyan's face was a little stiff, "Xiaguan heard others say that it was because you didn't like Liu Ping that you recommended him to be the supervisor of the army."
Kou Ji was slightly stunned, and said quietly: "The secret discussion between me and the officials was actually spread out."
When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he quickly explained: "I heard that the officials rejected Lu Yijian's proposal to recommend Liu Ping as the supervisor of the army. Lu Yijian asked the officials for the reason, and the officials told Lu Yijian."
When Kou Ji heard that Zhao Zhen had leaked the news, he frowned slightly and said to Fan Zhongyan: "I really don't like Liu Ping, because Liu Ping seems to be a powerful person, but in fact he is embarrassed for his big job.
But I don't have to recommend you to be the supervisor.
There were countless officials in the court.
There were so many eunuchs in the harem.
There are countless people who can serve as supervisors.
The reason why I insist on recommending you is because there is indeed an important task entrusted to you."
After listening to Kou Ji's explanation, Fan Zhongyan quickly raised his hands and said, "Please give me your orders, sir."
Kou Ji frowned and said: "When Zhu Neng and Xue Gong left the court before, I asked them to investigate the many forces in the Western Regions, write them down, and send them back to the court to let the court know more about the Western Regions.
But after they arrived in the Western Regions, they focused solely on the war and did not put much effort into this aspect.
So I want you to go to the Western Region and help me investigate the many forces in the Western Region."
Fan Zhongyan was stunned when he heard this, lowered his voice and said: "Does the official have plans to plot the Western Regions?"
The Song Dynasty had not set foot in the Western Regions for a long time, and now it suddenly wanted to learn about the Western Regions. It is difficult not to make people suspect that it was because they had begun to think about the Western Regions.
Kou Ji glanced at Fan Zhongyan and said calmly: "Whether the officials want to plot the Western Regions or not, that is a matter for the officials. But the Western Regions are our neighbors to the Song Dynasty, and we, the Song Dynasty, need to understand the Western Regions clearly.
A green pond rises quietly beside me, the Song Dynasty.
But before that, I, the Song Dynasty, didn’t know the reality of Qingtang.
I don't even know how big the Qingtang area is.
I only know that Qingtang is a part of Tubo in the Western Regions.
Little did they know that Qingtang had become a dominant player in the Western Region.
There are hundreds of thousands of people who control strings, enough to challenge Xixia.
Fortunately, Qingtang has no plans against me, the Song Dynasty.
If Qingtang has a plot against our Song Dynasty, we can join forces with Xixia to invade our country.
How can we have perfect land in the northwest of the Song Dynasty?"
Fan Zhongyan nodded solemnly.
He agreed with Kou Ji's statement.
Today, Qingtang has emerged in the Western Regions. Some people in the Song Dynasty still believe that Qingtang is far away from the Western Regions and its territory is only as big as a palm, so it is not something to be afraid of.
This shows how terrible ignorance is.
Kou Ji slightly clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "There is already a Qingtang that has risen quietly in the Western Regions. I don't want to see a second Qingtang appear. Once the second Qingtang appears, they will inevitably decide a battle between the Western Regions.
host.
Once the lord of the Western Region emerges, he will definitely invade our Song Dynasty."
Fan Zhongyan stood up, raised his hands to Kou Ji solemnly and said: "Xiaoguan knows the seriousness of this matter. After Xianguan arrives in the Western Regions, he will carefully investigate the situation of all the forces in the Western Regions, compile it into a book, and send someone to deliver it as soon as possible.
Return to the court.
The lower official... will definitely live up to the great trust of the upper official."
Kou Ji stood up and returned the courtesy: "Whether our country in the Western Frontier of the Song Dynasty can remain peaceful all depends on what you gain from this trip."
Fan Zhongyan cupped his hands again and said: "We will definitely fulfill our mission!"
Kou Ji nodded, "You will rush to the Western Region tomorrow and go back quickly to prepare your things. I have also prepared some emergency supplies for you in the Western Region, and I will send someone to deliver them to your house later."
"Thank you, sir!"
After Fan Zhongyan left, Kou Ji sat on the seat and let out a sigh of relief.
In fact, Kou Ji didn't care at all whether Fan Zhongyan could complete his mission when he went to the Western Regions.
He just needed Fan Zhongyan to go to the Western Regions.
Fan Zhongyan needs to understand the many forces in the Western Regions.
As for the distribution of the many forces in the Western Region, and the strength of the many forces in the Western Region.
Kou Ji had already received the news from Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan has been in the Western Regions for a long time, and Zhang Yuan has long understood the true and false status of many forces in the Western Regions.
Zhang Yuan was a powerful horse bandit in the Western Regions.
Entering and exiting the camps of major forces in the Western Region.
Zhang Yuan could understand everything that the imperial court sent people to understand, and Zhang Yuan could also understand things that the imperial court sent people to understand that could not be understood in the past.
now.
Kou Ji has all the information about the many forces in the Western Region.
But it cannot be made public.
Because after he makes the information in his hands public, Zhang Yuan's identity in the Western Regions will be exposed.
Some courtiers in the court who have connections with envoys from various forces in the Western Regions are likely to leak Zhang Yuan's identity.
Once many forces in the Western Region know Zhang Yuan's identity, Zhang Yuan will have no way to survive in the Western Region.
No matter how well he is doing in the Western Regions now, how miserable he will be when his identity is exposed.
also.
Kou Ji did not intend to expose some of Zhang Yuan's deeds in the Western Regions.
For example, Zhang Yuan has tens of thousands of horse bandits.
They are called horse bandits, but they are far more powerful than the regular armies of many forces in the Western Region.
Loose on the outside and tight on the inside.
The horse bandits inside are just like a bunch of regular troops.
If their identities were exposed and they were related to Kou Ji, Kou Ji would not be able to escape as a private soldier.
By then.
Even if Zhao Zhen favored Kou Ji again, he would have to remove all officials and titles from Kou Ji and let Kou Ji return to his hometown to retire.
Although Kou Ji did secretly raise soldiers and horses, none of them were truly powerful in combat and could be used as soldiers and horses openly.
The horse guards in Baozhou are always seen before people's eyes as a group of old soldiers, dressed in commoners and wandering around the racecourse with knives in hand. They don't wear armor.
It can only be regarded as a guard.
The other patrolling horse guards were assigned by Kou Ji after they were trained.
Either he went to the Western Regions or he went to Leizhou.
Those who went to the Western Regions all turned into horse thieves and were in the Western Regions. As long as Kou Ji did not identify them clearly, no one could say that they were soldiers and horses raised by Kou Ji privately.
Those patrolling horse guards who went to Leizhou had even less connection with Kou Ji.
Long after Kou Ji sent his horse guards to sweep the entire territory of Leizhou, they set sail to sea and occupied a large island.
Even if they are in Song Dynasty, they consider themselves as overseas islanders.
If the court wants to track them down, they can escape into the sea overnight without a trace.
Although Kou Ji raised troops and horses privately, he did not leave anything for the court to capture.
Naturally, it is impossible for him to expose the whole story and let others catch him.
Therefore, if Kou Ji wanted to share news about many forces in the Western Regions with the imperial court, he had to find a reasonable excuse.
Fan Zhongyan was the one who helped Kou Ji make excuses.
After Fan Zhongyan left, Kou Ji sat in the Yamen for a while, then went to Zishi Hall and found Zhao Zhen.
It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
After getting through to Zhao Zhen, he seconded seven or eight officials from Honglu Temple who were proficient in various languages of the Western Regions and asked them to follow Fan Zhongyan to the Western Regions.
After everything is cooked.
Kou Ji returned to the official office.
Kou Ji had to do what the official office had to do when Zhu Neng was out of the Western Regions. Now Kou Ji had to do it again.
They could not stop until Yang Wenguang led his troops out of the Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji saw Yang Wenguang off on the day he led his troops to the expedition. After a journey, Kou Ji and Fan Zhongyan returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and stayed there for fifteen days.
After dealing with the troubles Yang Wenguang encountered during his march that needed to be dealt with by the officials, he rested.
Kou Jicai returned home and spent two days playing with Xiang Yan, who had just revealed his pregnancy.
Appeared in the palace again.
This time he entered the palace, it was not Kou Ji's initiative to enter the palace.
Instead, Zhao Zhen sent people to summon the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and Kou Ji was also among them.
Kou Ji put on his official uniform and entered the palace. After rushing all the way to Chui Gong Hall, he saw that most of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had arrived.
Kou Ji got in front of the train and found Zhang Zhibai, who was frowning, and got to know it before he knew it.
The reason why the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gathered together this time was because of a memorial written by Li Di.
"Li Di petitioned the officials to remove the false titles from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and saved the salary to fill the national treasury. In addition, he also petitioned the officials to amend the national law..."
Zhang Zhibai finished speaking to Kou Ji with a sad look on his face.